Pastoral Support Officer

Southborough High School, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5AS

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  26 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,064.00 - £32,471.00 Annually (Actual) Greater London Provincial Pay Scale (Band E9 – F19)

Pastoral Support Officer job summary

he principal tasks of the role are:

1. To support and monitor the pastoral care and guidance for pupils across the assigned year group(s) in order to ensure effective learning and personal development

2. To build a sense of community and high aspirations

3. To provide some supervision of cover lessons under the direction of HOFs.

The principal skills and qualities we are looking for are:

1. Commitment to the school’s values

2. A determination to make the difference for all of our students

3. Empathy and intuition

4. Excellent organisation

5. Assertiveness

6. Flexibility

7. Positivity about young people

Further details:

• Greater London Provincial Pay Scale (Band E9 – F19)

• Actual pay range £26,064 to £32,471

• 35 hours per week, term time only (stc)

• Flexi / part time considered

• Start September 2025

The closing date for applications to be received by the headteacher (or his PA) is midday on Tuesday 26th August 2025, with interviews to be held shortly afterwards.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Southborough High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 928 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Southborough High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southborough-high-school

Southborough High School is a non-selective academy school for boys between the ages of 11 and 16, and boys and girls post 16. The roll is just over 780, over 190 of whom are in the sixth form.

Southborough High is a thriving school which provides a high quality of education in a happy and purposeful atmosphere. It is continually developing and improving and has a very good reputation locally.

Our OFSTED Inspection was very successful and catalogues a range of high achievement by pupils and staff. All applicants are invited to read the Ofsted Report which is available on our school website.

The school employs over 80 members of staff. With the increase in pupil numbers there has been an influx of new staff, creating a positive blend of more experienced colleagues with youth. Both Ofsted and Investors in People remarked upon the happy working atmosphere which is both supportive and collaborative. There is an active and experienced Senior Leadership Team, comprising of the Head, two Deputy Heads, one Assistant Head, the Head of Sixth Form and the Business Manager. Academic and pastoral matters are viewed coherently and the roles of the tutor, Head of Year and Pastoral Support Officers are pivotal to the process of developing the whole child.

Heads of Faculty lead curriculum areas along with the support of specialist subject teams. Heads of Year and Pastoral Support Officers provide a focus for personal development and academic progress. We are also fortunate to be served by an excellent Learning Support Team, led by our SENCO, which includes a School Counsellor and many teaching assistants. There are also peripatetic tutors for a range of musical instruments.

The Support Staff play a crucial role in the organisation. There is the Head’s PA & Office Manager, PA to Deputy Heads/Clerk to Governors, a receptionist, an attendance officer and a finance officer (all of whom work in the main school office), a librarian, two laboratory assistants, an ICT technician and a resources assistant who provides a comprehensive reprographics service to support learning. There is also a Site Manager and his assistant who maintain the good appearance and cleanliness of our site and buildings.

There is a great emphasis placed upon staff development. An up to date induction programme exists for all new staff (including newly qualified teachers).

Staff are also encouraged to contribute to the development of the school by joining taskforces in support of Priorities on the School Improvement Plan. Appraisal is fully operational in the school involving all staff. There is also an active staff social committee. Our supportive Governing Body includes two teacher representatives. There are three Governor Committees – Curriculum and Achievement, Children Families and Community, Resources Personnel and Finance. A Staff Handbook is published each year on line. It provides ‘everyday’ guidance on school policy. There is also a ‘School Policy File’ which is continually under review. All staff maintain and use a 'Teacher Planner' which is regularly monitored by line managers.

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